MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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The activity on the Underground Railroad increased.
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Many northerners who had no opinion on Slavery, became abolitionist.
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African Americans in the northern states fled to Canada.
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All of the above are true.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Fugitive Slave Law clearly favored the slave holders. Anyone caught hiding or assisting freedom seekers faced stiff penalties. United States marshals had to actively seek freedom seekers and return them to their holders. If a marshal refused, the federal government would fine the officer $1, 000.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, as a part of the Compromise of 1850, required that the U.S. government actively intervene to help slave owners regain control over their slaves (Ohio History Connection, n.d.).
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? It was a law passed in 1850 that made it legal to arrest runaway slaves anywhere in the United States. The slaves could be returned to their owners. A person who helped runaway slaves faced fines and jail time.